(MIDDLESEX CENTRE, ON) – The Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are currently on the scene of a fatal collision which occurred on April 18, 2015 at approximately 4:54 p.m.
A green Lincoln car was northbound on Adelaide Road. It entered the intersection at Ilderton Road where it was struck by a white Chevrolet van, travelling eastbound.
Adelaide Road is governed by stop signs.
The lone occupant of the Lincoln, an 89 year old male, had to be extricated from the car by the Middlesex Centre Fire Department. He was transported by ambulance to hospital where he succumbed to his injuries and died.
His identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
The occupants of the van were a 38 year old male driver, and a 39 year old female passenger, from Middlesex Centre, Ontario. The female suffered non-life threatening injuries and was transported by ambulance to hospital.
The OPP Technical Traffic Collision Investigators (TTCI) are attending the scene to assist with the investigation.
As a result, Adelaide Road is closed from Ten Mile Road to Twelve Mile Road. Ilderton Road is closed from Richmond Street to Highbury Avenue.
Motorists will have to find alternative routes.